MANCHESTER, England — Manchester United players were targeted with racist abuse and had objects thrown at them by Manchester City fans during Saturday’s derby at the Etihad Stadium. Kick It Out, a British anti-racism watchdog, said it had been “inundated with reports of alleged racist abuse from a number of individuals” at the game, which […] More
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — For the past 11 weeks, as rookie Daniel Jones has taken over the spotlight as the starting quarterback of the Giants, Eli Manning has been running the scout team at practice. As the backup quarterback, Manning played in the style of opposing quarterbacks to prepare the Giants defense for what they […] More
Get Rory Smith’s weekly newsletter on world soccer in your inbox every Friday. It’s free! Sign up here at nytimes.com/rory. The night the news broke, Everton was playing — and winning — at Villa Park. After years of waiting, the club had finally managed to snare a billionaire, the sort of benefactor who had the […] More
It is an embarrassment of riches this week. Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs take on Tom Brady and the Patriots. The 49ers and the Saints battle with a share of the best record in the N.F.L. on the line. The Seahawks try to stay on top in the N.F.C. West against a Rams team hanging […] More
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots empire is collapsing. Again. Don’t you see it? The signs are all there. Tom Brady is a cranky 42-year-old, fed up with whippersnapper teammates half his age who repeatedly fail to grasp the ingenious intricacies of his passes. Moody, downcast and wincing from an aching elbow and toe, […] More
Real Madrid’s president, Florentino Pérez, recently held talks with officials from some of Europe’s leading soccer clubs, as well as the FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, to outline his vision for the sport. What he is proposing, according to people familiar with the conversations, is nothing less than a groundbreaking power shift in the club game. […] More
MARIA STEIN, Ohio — About a mile past St. John the Baptist Church and across the street from a grain elevator stands the heart and soul of this small, western Ohio community: Marion Local High School. The sons and daughters of farmers, tradesmen, engineers and small-business owners inhabit its hallways and spill onto its playing […] More
The rest of Week 14’s game previews will be published on Friday. Cowboys at Bears, 8:20 p.m., Fox and NFL Network Line: Cowboys -3 | Total: 42.5 As far as votes of confidence go, Jerry Jones saying, “In my opinion, Jason Garrett will be coaching in the N.F.L. next year,” during a radio interview on […] More
